Borges was shot in his legs three times and twice in his lungs. A third of his lung had to be removed and one bullet came close to his liver.

Donning an FC Barcelona jersey, Borges spoke haltingly as recalled the tragic shooting that killed 17 students and staff members. He remembers seeing the gunman shooting, and, wounded, threw himself in front of the classroom door.

Borges, a former boy scout and avid soccer player and fan, has been hailed a hero for protecting 20 students inside the classroom. Fellow students at Marjory Stoneman have nicknamed him "the real Ironman."